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Eye of roundvsPeceto

beef · Close equivalent

The same eye-of-round muscle from the rear leg. Peceto is the Argentine name; eye of round is US–UK. Same cut, different tradition.

Translation takeaway

These are near equivalents in the way butchers and cooks use them. If you can source either one, you're very close to the same result.

Open Eye of roundOpen PecetoSee substitutes
Raw Eye of round — Beef Round cut
Eye of round
Beef · Round

Eye of round is a very lean, cylindrical muscle from the center of the round. It has little fat or marbling and can be quite tough, but has good beefy flavor. It is best…

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Raw Peceto — Beef Round cut
Peceto
Beef · Round

The eye of the round — a long, cylindrical, entirely lean muscle from the rear leg, wrapped in thin silverskin and almost free of marbling. Its uniform shape and tight grain make…

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Names by country

CountryEye of roundPeceto
🇺🇸United StatesEye of round—
🇫🇷FranceRond de gîte—
🇪🇸SpainRedondo—
🇦🇷Argentina—Peceto
🇲🇽MexicoCuete—
🇧🇷BrazilLagarto—
🇮🇹ItalyGirello—
🇩🇪GermanySchwanzrolle—

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